Nvidia will hold its CES 2025 keynote on January 6, led by CEO Jensen Huang, where it is expected to make several big announcements, including details about its RTX 5000 series GPU.

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Apple's Lockdown Mode has not been successfully hacked in a year, according to a senior Apple engineer. The mode is designed to protect at-risk users from cyberattacks by limiting iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch features.

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A Canada-based startup, Proton Intelligence, is developing a device to monitor potassium levels in the body, which can be life-threatening for people with chronic kidney disease or at risk of heart failure.

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European AI startups received 25% of VC funding in the region, approximately $13.7 billion, and have doubled in value in four years.

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Telegram has become profitable, generating over $1 billion in revenue in 2024. The company's premium subscription service, launched in 2022, now has 12 million paid users. Telegram also has over $500 million in cash reserves and has repaid a significant portion of its $2 billion debt.

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Eero's Outdoor 7 long-distance mesh unit solves Wi-Fi connectivity issues in a remote cabin and barn, providing reliable coverage for devices 300 feet away.

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Lilium, an electric aircraft startup, has ceased operations and laid off about 1,000 workers due to failed financing and insolvency efforts.

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Coralogix, an observability platform, acquired Aporia, an AI observability startup. This acquisition will integrate Aporia's technology into Coralogix's service and launch a dedicated AI research center, Coralogix AI.

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Quantization, a technique used to make AI models more efficient, has limits and the industry may be approaching them.

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xAI's AI chatbot Grok is being tested in a standalone iOS app, currently available in Australia and some countries in beta. The app offers real-time web data access, generative AI features like text rewriting, summarization, Q&A, and image generation from text prompts. A dedicated site, Grok.com, is being prepared for web access.

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